Adult (Hudsonian) with Long-billed Curlew

Adult (Hudsonian)

Adult (Siberian)

Whimbrel

Identification

Large, brown shorebird with long, decurved bill. Medium-brown plumage with distinctive stripes on head and cold brown (not warm buffy) body and wings. Prefers coastal marshes and mudflats; sometimes on beaches. Often mixes with other large shorebirds. Call a long series of short, shrill whistles.